Not everywhere we go has a story, but each has its moment. Here’s a kaleidoscope of moments in our life on the highways and byways of Australia.
One For The Road
Lake Eyre From The Air
Lake Eyre is a massive contradiction. A lake where land speed records are broken. A salt flat with a sailing club. And it is a real sight to see.
It sits in the middle of a desert and is Australia’s lowest point at 15m below sea level. More than 140km long and 77km wide, most of the time it is a glittering, eye-scorching, shimmering white salt flat. It has filled only three times in the last 150 years.
But when it fills, Kati Thanda- Lake Eyre – to give it it’s full title – is the largest lake in Australia and becomes home to a mass of bird and marine life.
The Lake is miles from anywhere and yet, when the rains come, the yachties follow and members of one of the least met sailing clubs take to the water.
But it is a fleeting thing. The harsh outback environment ensures the waters never stay long. As the lake dries the fish die off from the increased salinity and the birds take to the air again.
We were very fortunate to have the chance to witness one of Australia’s great outback events.
We posted some pictures on our Facebook page awhile ago of Lake Eyre in flood – a rare occurrence that we just had to see. Just for our blog readers – here’s more loveliness.
Sunday Morning Twittering
It’s a sunny Sunday morning and the air is full of birdsong. Australia’s birds are a riot of noise, colour and character, so please meet the beaks behind the tweets.
From black swans to the explosively coloured lorikeets and rosellas, the kookaburras, currawongs, gallahs, emus and cockatoos, the native birds all put on a spectacular and sometimes highly comedic show.
Some have featured in previous posts, but this morning we have brought them all together to celebrate their diversity and uniqueness. We threw in a couple of ugly ones as well, just so you could feel sorry for them amid such a flurry of finery. We defy you not to love them all.
Sittin’ on the dock of Lovett Bay
Kick back and relax with our video of life at Lovett Bay. And if that whets your appetite, there are even more delicious photos in the slideshow below!
Our home by the sea
We have managed to find all kinds of great places to stay and live in our travels. This time we are awash with even more good luck than usual.
At the weekend we piled everything we own into a little boat and set out for a our new home!
Thanks to good friends Adam, Kristen, Val & Dougie, who helped us score this gorgeous place, we are now living by the sea and our home can only be accessed by boat!
The Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park surrounds us on the land side and is home to our most inquisitive neighbour so far – Bob the blind wallaby. With no roads through the park, only fire trails leading to great waterfalls and native bush, the only sounds are birds, waves lapping against the foreshore and the occasional passing boat – bliss!
Here are a few snaps of the place. Yet again we are pinching ourselves for our good fortune and friends!
A taste of Thailand
It’s hard to top Geoff’s grand adventure in Northern Thailand, but here are some happy holiday snaps from around Bangkok and Koh Tao. คุณ ขอบคุณ (thank you) Thailand!
